FrieslandCampina WAMCO marks safety record

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria ended the year with a new record in safety, health and environmental performance, recording four years without Lost Time Accident (LTA).

Speaking in Lagos at an event to mark the achievement, the Managing Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria, Mr. Rahul Colaco, said: “People don’t wake up in the morning expecting to get hurt.

“In FrieslandCampina, we believe nobody should be injured while at work. That is why ‘Zero Accident’ is one of our company’s 4-Zero KPI’s (Zero Accident, Zero Quality Defect, Zero Lost Sales and Zero Waste).’’

Colaco noted that Zero Accident ensures that everyone working for FrieslandCampina, including suppliers and visitors, return home safely and unharmed.

He said the campaign was focused on simulating the right safety behavior where safety values drive continuous improvement.

In addition to Zero Accident, FrieslandCampina WAMCO reduces cost of operations and impact on the environment with Zero Waste, using the 3R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle.

Separation and segregation of waste (paper, nylon, food waste, plastic) from source has substantially reduced waste, which is then evacuated for recycling by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA)-approved third parties.

In September, the dairy giant was awarded “Company of the Year” at the Nigerian Safety Awards for Excellence – a platform that celebrates exceptional corporate initiatives that promote Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) best practices in the workplace.

FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria also celebrated its Safety Day with an update of its safety records board, a fitness walk, in-house safety contest and vehicular safety campaign by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

FrieslandCampina’s first life-saving rule is: “I am safe.” Its Corporate Affairs Director, Ore Famurewa, explained: “It is only through this approach that we will continue to succeed in setting safety records.’’

She said as a company, FrieslandCampina believes that if it is successful in working safely, it will be successful in all other areas as well and its consumers and business partners will also be safe.